House Bill 697

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT CANDIDATES FROM SEEKING ELECTION
SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFICE ON AN ELECTION DAY; AND FOR RELATED
PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION
1. No candidate may seek
election for two (2) or more offices simultaneously. This section shall apply to any

general,
special, primary or runoff election that is held in the state.

SECTION
2. The Attorney General of the
State of Mississippi shall submit this act, immediately upon approval by the
Governor, or upon approval by the Legislature subsequent to a veto, to the
Attorney General of the United States or to the United States District Court
for the District of Columbia in accordance with the provisions of the Voting
Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.

SECTION
3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after the date it is effectuated under Section 5 of the
Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.